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I do love a catch up over a nice meal and wines with friends when I head back to Newcastle. This one was at Aquazul in the Honeysuckle precinct.

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(Yes this was so long ago I have no idea what we ate!)

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My fish

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You know, and I know better.

(ahh, a fun day. But one that marked a turning point in my life)

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About to head back to Sydney after a weekend up in Newcastle. A weekend spent with family and friends, eating, drinking… talking and laughing, sniffling away with this damn cold!

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Day 6 – The ever resourceful Liam, who now knows to drag things over so he can stand/climb on them to get to things.

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Day 7 – Just up from a nap.

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Grind Darby Street

I arrived an hour early for breakfast on Sunday. Apparently the Android Facebook App is not to be relied on for important things like time of events. Mine said 8:30am, Rish’s said 2:30am. At least he could easily tell his was wrong!

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A made up breakfast of gluten free toast, bacon, tomato and avocado. What? You can’t see the avo? That’s because they forgot it.

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Here it is! An interesting mixed up avocado puree with a hint of chili, I believe.

So filling! :)

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Cake
My Mum’s the Queen!

With a detour via Sydney on the way to check out some job leads, and arriving back close to midnight last night, the weekend was a rather long long weekend.

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I wanted to get the Miley cake…

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It was loved anyways ;)

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Red and white
Swans Colours

Orangeade
Subtle flavours

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I put my icy fingers on his neck and then he kept making me keep doing it!!

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A dinner at Grind on Darby Street

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My made up breakfast at Hippo at Warners Bay.

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The coffee I didn’t spill all over myself. Liam (the toddler) spilled two. I only spilled one. Grace does not come with age in my family!

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Mum had a avocado salsa dish with a poached egg.

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Looking forward to being closer, getting there at bit more!

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Who else can remember being from Newcastle and ‘not liking’ silverchair, mostly because they were from Newie?

This was in year six I think for me, when Tomorrow was big, Frogstomp the rage, and I do have memories of Newcastle not really liking them ;)

Shift a few years on, and any inkling I had of that was gone. I was surprised about penpals in the US and Germany knowing them and liking them, and liking that I was from Newcastle where they were from.

Girls camping out front of his former high school. And mine because some of them were confused.

Wondering if we’d lose Daniel Johns to his depression and anorexia…

Moving out. Larger sounds. More effects and orchestras.

Emotion Sickness. Addict with no heroin.

The latest album. Different. Another step further from Frogstomp.

Evolution and Hibernation.

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Newcastle Eats

May 25, 2011

A quick trip to Newcastle always means lots of food… A Lunch at the Toronto Workers Club.. Pasta special for the parents Parmy for Rish Asian salad for me Caesar salad for my sister Dinner with Rish’s family Coffee at Glee Roasters on Darby Street Gluten free Sultana Splitz biscuits from Freedom Foods (omg these [...]

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How was your weekend?

May 22, 2011

Week 434 International :: Roast Witnesses :: box Rising :: tide Two years ago :: today Sausage :: sizzle Physically :: attractive Approached :: me Mole :: skin Collar :: bone Encased :: surrounded Just arrived home from a weekend in Newcastle. Seeing family, being warm. Planning for the future. How was your weekend? x

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Easter Long Weekend, Newcastle

April 29, 2011

Ahh, long weekends. Not too much traffic on the drive up, got stuck a bit on the Central Coast on the F3 on the way back, but not too bad overall. Extra thousand ks on the car, but time well spent to catch up with family and friends, even though this easter was sans chocolate [...]

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In my mind

March 4, 2011

For those of you from, or familiar with Newcastle… that was filmed upstairs at the Great Northern, right near Newcastle station. The tatty walls fit with the song, I think. I haven’t been in the bar area since uni, how about you?

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New Year’s Eve – Customs House Newcastle

January 13, 2011

Decided, as nothing else was planned, we’d get all grown up and actually go to dinner for New Year’s Eve. We HAVE been out of school for 10 years you know ;) So, to Customs House it was, for 4 courses, a view out the window of the fireworks, and awesome company. Oh and more [...]

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Longbench on Darby Breakfast

January 6, 2011

After sending Rish off to paint our rental house in Newcastle, I caught up with a friend for breakfast at Longbench on Darby Street. Had to send back my first coffee, because there were still lipstick prints on the glass, but the second went down well. Not sure why they sent honey with my soy [...]

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